About this role
Job Purpose
To provide care for patients with various critical illness in AITU.
Job Responsibilities
General Responsibility
• Adhere and comply with Organization Regulations and Administrative Policies.
• Adhere and comply with policies and procedure related to patient care, infection control, patient safety and accreditation standard.
Care Delivery
• Demonstrate clinical competence in all aspects of patient care.
• Evaluate the quality and appropriateness of care and assess the impact of nursing intervention as appropriate.
• Assessment and reassessment of pain and management of pain
• Ensure compliance with all policy and procedure for medication management.
• Explain plan of care to patient and family.
• Document all patients records as per policies and standards.
• Educate patient and family as required
• Ensure the involvement of the patient, family and significant others in the patient's care.
Quality Management
• Monitor clinical and other established performance indicators to ensure ongoing quality Improvement.
• Follow international patient safety goals.
• Report all near miss, sentinel events and any other incidents.
• Always maintain privacy and confidentiality of patient information and records.
• Comply with all quality standards as decided by organization for patient safety and quality of care
Training and Development
• Participate and contribute in scheduled in service training programs like ACLS, BLS, PALS, NALS (If applicable), CNEs, conferences etc.,
Functional Area Responsibility
• Demonstrate knowledge on Hypothermia protocol, Endotracheal suctioning and oral suctioning.
• Perform Drainage, ROMOVAC drain monitoring and documentation.
• ABG collection and analysis.
• Evaluate Thrombophlebitis and nursing management.
• Evaluate Intra Cranial Pressure and Glasgow Coma Scale.
• Handle Epidural Catheter.
• Knowledge on Personal Protective Equipment & Post Exposure Prophylaxis.
• Demonstrate a knowledge on activating code blue / code stroke.
• Identify Bedsore, Braden scale and Hyperglycemia.
• Care for patients on ECMO.
• Emergency drug management.
Candidate Requirements
Education: Diploma / Bachelor’s degree in nursing
Registration: Valid registration in the state Nursing Council from where B.Sc. Nursing / GNM was completed.
Experience: Freshers / candidates with 1 or 2 years of experience